The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

Justice, the Great Attribute of the Judge of all the Earth, as such; so far as the impression of it takes place among men▪ preserves the Common Peace of […] World, and the Private Peace of each […] in his own bosom, so that the former ⟨p. 330⟩be not disturbed by doing of mutual injuries, nor the latter by the conscience of having done them.

Justice, the Great Attribute of the Judge of all the Earth, as such; so farre as the imppression of it takes place among men▪ preserves the Common Peace of 〈…〉 World, and the Private Peace of each 〈…〉 in his own bosome, so that the former ⟨p. 330⟩be not disturbed by doing of mutual injuries, nor the latter by the conscience of having done them.

The brotherly love of fellow Christians, the impression of that special love, which God bears to them all; admits them into one another's bosoms, and to all the endearments, and pleasures of a mutual communion.

The brotherly love of fellow Christians, the impression of that special love, which God bears to them all; admits them into one anothers bosomes, and to all the indearments, and pleasures of a mutual communion.

Love to enemies, the express image of our heavenly Father, by which we appear his children, begotten of him; overcomes evil by goodness, blunts the double edge of revenge; at least, the sharper edge, (which is always towards the Author of it) secures our selves from wounding impressions, and resentments; turns keen anger, into gentle pity; and substitutes mild, pleasant forgiveness, in the room of the much uneasier thoughts, and study of retaliation.